GIVEAWAY: $500 Mini Boden Gift Card
I was looking for something for the girls to wear to camp the other day and realized that everything in their dresser looks like it has been used to wipe down the floors. There are permanent dirt stains inside every crease and fold. All the pinks and blues and whites have dulled to variations of beige. I can’t even see the bright colors underneath all the dirt caked on to their sneakers.
This is one of the reasons I love back-to-school shopping. Summer clothes have been through the wringer and it’s time to make my kids look like clean well put together human beings again!
For the past two years, I’ve partnered with Mini Boden to show-off their back-to-school collection and I could not be happier that I am partnering with them again. With their bold colors, fun patterns and adorably quirky styles, Mini Boden is by far and away my favorite place to shop for my kids online. Not to mention, they’ve got some pretty great styles for adults too.
This year, instead of picking out the clothes myself, I let Mazzy and Harlow pick their own stuff. I’ve learned that I no longer know what they want and if I buy something I think looks cute, it might sit in their closet untouched all year.
Mazzy totally surprised me right off the bat by picking out a pair of overalls. I have a hard time getting her to wear pants so I never in a million years would have imagined she would want pants with a bib!
I also thought for sure that once she got them, they would be too big or not fit right and get relegated to the back of her closet, but they fit perfectly and she was thrilled. She actually asked me if she could wear them every day to school. We settled on once a week.
She selected a shirt with rainbow sleeves for underneath. I’m calling the whole look “Mazzy Brewster” and I’m pretty sure this will be her uniform all year.
One thing Mazzy has been really into lately is wearing her hair down. She’s got a lot of hair and it falls in her face, so I am constantly trying to convince her to put it up or least pin it back. During the shoot, I successfully pinned it back while she wasn’t paying attention.
Here’s her reaction once she noticed:
Suffice to say, I let her keep it down the rest of the shoot!
True to form, the first things Harlow gravitated towards was a flower felt necklace and a rainbow hedgehog purse with a gold strap.
Then I had to find a dress that brought her accessories together. Once she had it all on, she exclaimed, “I look like Mommy!!!”
I’m pretty sure she meant that in a good way.
Harlow also fell in love with a pair of multi-color sparkly Mary Janes. Judging by how much she wore her gold Mini Boden t-straps last year, I see many mornings when I will be arguing with her to keep these in the closet. “They are not good for the playground, Harlow!” “But I love them!!!”
Last year, Harlow decided that her gold shoes were her “shabbat shoes” which meant there was no way I could argue with her about wearing them on Fridays. I think we have found Harlow’s new “shabbat shoes.”
Keeping with the rainbow theme, Mazzy also picked out a gray sweater dress with velvet ruffles in multiple colors. She paired that with a pair of high suede brown boots which truly tells me that my little girl’s style is growing up.
Remember when she would wear nothing but pink?
Harlow selected a bold polka dot dress with a flower applique on the front. As soon as she put it on, she informed me that would be wearing it to her birthday party this year.
FYI, Harlow has been planning her birthday party since last winter. Originally, it was going to be a Frozen party but then she changed gears and decided on a butterfly theme. This dress is perfect for the party because “Butterflies love flowers.”
Next up, matching denim twirling skirts.
If you follow me on Snapchat, I’m sure you saw that this portion of shoot turned into a big dance party.
I should mention that the day of the shoot was ridiculously hot and I was asking the girls to wear fall clothing. At one point, Harlow decided that she was just DONE.
Here Mazzy and I are trying to hold up her head after Harlow did her signature “GO LIMP” move.
I let Harlow take a break while Mazzy tried on her last outfit.
This one was actually my favorite and Mazzy made it even cuter by pairing it with red rain boots, a floral umbrella and two different backpacks.
I mean, seriously. Mini Boden— can you PLEASE make this entire outfit in my size?
Today, to celebrate the back-to-school season, I’m giving away a $500 Mini Boden gift card! You must be a Mommy Shorts subscriber to enter. If you are not already a subscriber, you can subscribe here.
Then go to the Mini Boden site, check out their new collection, and tell me which item you want most for your kids in the comments below!
Winner will be selected on September 5th. You can read the full rules here.
winner update:
Congrats to Addie, who thinks the Ombre shirt for boys is adorable! Please contact annie@mommyshorts.com to claim your prize.
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All photos were taken by Sasithon Pooviriyakul.
This post was sponsored by Mini Boden, but we would be buying and loving their clothing regardless!
I love the short sleeve printed tunic with the rainbows adorable!
I am in love with the boys Farm Life t-shirt with the chickens, and am always a fan of the Raglans. I’d also stock up on some pj’s for my little guy, because he has grown like a weed since last winter!
As I wait for my baby #1 to come along this spring, we’re not going to find out the gender, so my top pick is the neutral dreamy Super Soft Baby Sleepsuit in pups and ducks. The sweet print almost puts me to sleep.
Hedgehog pocket cardi, without a doubt. My daughter is obsessed.
Everything if I could! The owl logo dress and the squirrel button down sweater are my standouts.
I took a leaf out of your book and had my son scroll through and pick something he likes! He choose the Herringbone Zip-through, so that would of course be my first choice!
Oh for the love of all things STRIPY!!!! Those dresses are adorable! Lucy would love any one of them! And BTW, that Mazzy pic in the yellow chair? How cute – and such a big girl! ugh… stop growing!!!!
Polka Dot Flower Dress or any mini Boden dress for that matter! ?
My favorite is the dresses section, especially the
Nostalgic Cord Pinnie…such a cute pattern and great fabric for fall. Would definitely get matching dresses for my two girls…since they still let me get away with it here and there ?
Lots of nice looking things. Since I’d want it to be something he would actually wear, I’d have to say my favorite thing there is the Vehicle T-Shirt (Explorer Red/Jeep).
I like how all the clothing looks thick/durable.
My daughter has a hedgehog so I really thinks she NEEDS the pink hedgehog skirt!!
Your Mazzy reminds me so much of my Joanna so I’m sure she would rock those overalls with the rainbow sleeved t-shirt just like your gal does!
The Jersey swing dress is so cute. The jean jacket is great too, would go with everything. I love this line. Thanks for sharing.
I love the stripy dress! So fun, I think my 6 year old would love it!
The boys knitted jacket in grey!OMG racoon adorableness!
Wow! They have great taste!
If I had to only pick one thing I think I would get the rainbow stripy knit dress for my 4 year old daughter
Thanks for the giveaway!
My daughter loves the stripey knit dress and the sparkle illusion tee with the bunny. My son loves their hoodies!
I LOVE Mini Boden!!! I think I would have to choose the suede sneakers but I want so many things!!!
My son would rock the Shacket, I love all the Boden stuff – he’s just turned 5 and has been wearing Boden since birth!
In love with the Cosy Pointelle Pack ?
I absolutely love all of tbe Pintuck Ruffle Dresses, Jersey Swing Dresses and the Hotchpotch Boho Dresses in any color! My 6 year old loves dresses….and these would be perfect! Love mini boden clothing! !!
The rainbow dress!
Definitely the green cord overall dress and some fun leggings for underneath. My fashionista would rock that for pre-k.
I would love the reversible vest in winter blue nightwatch/storm!
It’s hard to find a one stop shop for my 3, 6 and 10 year old. Thank you Mini Boden!!
Loving the CLASSIC CORD OVERALLS, HOTCHPOTCH JERSEY DRESS, AND THE SHACKET!
I love the squirrel dresses!
I asked my 5 year old what he would like and he would like me to buy Beanie Fox, because “a fox wearing a beanie is just crazy.” It really is.
Pink hedgehog overalls are too fun!
Oh man, I want the Jurassic Stripe and the Farm Life tshirts. And with their cute corduroys, how could you go wrong?!
I would get the Twirly Frill skirt for my daughter!
I love the hedgehog and squirrel “fun” cardigans! My 3 yr old would love either!
I love the Jersey tunic with the trees and rabbits. My daughter would adore it!
The hotchpotch dress or the stripy dress! Really everything is amazing!
Hard to say what my daughter will pick also, but I think she will pick the Stripy Knitted Dress (Navy Rainbow Stripe).
Um, everything ?. My girls would look adorable in the stripey dress.
Aside from EVERYTHING I’d say the Retro Jersey Dress with the massive red flower and navy stripes. Adorable!
My 5 year old loves the shawl collar cardigan, the shacket, and the jaspe slub polo.
My daughter would choose exactly what Harlow and Mazzy chose-the more twirly the better!
I LOVE the long padded jacket in pom pom and I know my daughter would too. Everything is so cute- and your girls are adorable models!
How can I pick just one thing!! Loved the stripy knit dress and the sequin logo tops!!
The glitter hightops
I love the sequin logo dress and really all the cardigans! Moni Boden has great clothes!
The fun breton shirt or dress!
I LOVE this sweatshirt: http://www.bodenusa.com/en-us/boys-sweatshirts-fleeces/21942-dbl/boys-faux-marl_midnight-essential-sweatshirt
The Essential Sweatshirt, because my little boy worships his daddy and it looks like one in his daddy’s closet. Dressing my little one like his daddy makes all of us smile.
Oh my goodness, everything is so adorable! Love Mini Boden! My oldest lived in a bunny dress by them a couple years ago. Loving the stripy summer tank, rainbow swimsuit (we live in LA – lots of beach/pool days left), breton jersey dress, harvest smock dress, and stripy knitted dress. And…all the things! 🙂
The grey badger sweater is the most adorable thing ever! Love mini Boden!
I have 4 yr old twins, a boy and a girl, and I could seriously make a dent in mini Boden’s inventory. My son would love the pig and cow shirts, and really anything remotely related to farms. He hasn’t gotten the memo that we aren’t actually farmers yet. My daughter is all about the rainbows and butterflies, sooooo……pretty much all the things. She would love the overall dress too! This could be dangerous for my wallet!
I love the Rock and roll raglan for little boys, super cute!
My oldest would love the fair isle cardigan in oatmeal, twirly skirt (any) over hedgehog leggings and hedgehog purse! LOVE mini boden!
My girls (3,6) would both LOVE the Ric Rac Tulle skirt!! I love the unique styles and patterns and I know my girlies would too!!
I love all of their leggings. Especially the ones with squirrels on them.
My daughter could really use some new footwear, as all her colorful socks are getting too small. The check/stripe set is adorable, and if she weren’t so active and hard on her clothes the multi-stripe patterned tights would be adorable too.
Love the Stripey Rainbow dress, tall Pewter leather boots, multi paintbox floral jacket, navy marled rainbow sweatshirt and more!
My little guy would love all the farm life t-shirts. He’s learning all the animal sounds and rooster is his favorite. I also love the gold cords and the stripped slouch sweats.
The overalls are beyond adorable! My girls need them!
Ric rac tulle skirt for my daughter!
Pick us! Pick us! My 7 year old would adore the ric-rac tulle skirt, or any of the twirly skirts! She’s outgrown so much of her fall and winter pieces, and all we’ve bought lately are school uniform pieces…. A shopping session at Mini Boden would be such a treat 🙂
I love their stuff! My son would love the all weather jacket in Iceberg Camo. He’s obsessed with everything camouflage.
And my daughter would LOVE the Rick Racing tulle skirt! She refuses to wear pants so we need to stock up on skirts for 4 year old preschool!!
Thanks!
I love Mini Boden! You introduced me to it a couple years ago and my daughter’s wardrobe has been 90% Mini Boden ever since. I love that my 5 yo can look like a little girl, without wearing a bunch of licensed stuff.
I have most of her fall wardrobe so I would love to surprise her with cute accessories. I love the navy bunny meadow printed rucksack and the hedgehog purse! Thanks for the opportunity!
Picking just one outfit from mini boden is always impossible!! But in their favorites the sequine dress with the squirrel on it is adorable! I definitely would also be searching down those bloomer covers/shorts (couldn’t tell) that were covered in hedgehogs!! Our favorites!!!
I love the dresses, logo Jersey dress!!!
my favorite!!
We have a precious two month old baby girl who has been forced to wear a lot of her brothers hand me downs so just about anything from their site would be amazing ? Love their play sets though!
LOVE their swing and stripey dresses!
We really love the duffle jacket. So cute…and just like mommy! 🙂
I love the cozy 2 in 1 jacket! Love the greenactment polka dots!
I want the overalls so bad! Actually, the whole overall outfit Mazzy had on. SERIOUSLY SO CUTE
The overalls!!
I LOVE the super stitch t-shirt with the owl on it. So cute!
Oh–the striped dress with the matching boot!!! All the heart eyes!! So cute
Multi colored corduroy leggings!! Yes, please!! What a perfect fall staple. I especially loved the bright blue. Still a summery color but in the heavier material just screams back to school.
The logo jersey dress or the stripey dress! They’re all too cute.
I must have the glittery squirrel dress!!! I wish they made it in adult size!
Agreed that there should be an adult version of the Rainbow Stripy Dress! Would love that for my 4.5-year-old!
I AM OBSESSED WITH THE COZY CARDIGAN IN HONEYCOMB AND THE PIN TUCK RUFFLE Dress! Love Boden!
There is no way I could pick just one. They are all so adorable. My daughter would love any of the skirts, she loves to twirl in them.
I love the boys knitted Grey Marl Badger jacket.
All of there clothing is so cute and well made so it is hard to pick. But if I had to pick one it would be the jean overalls. They are functional, durable and cute. Everything you need for a newly walking toddler! Plus I like that you can pair them with just about anything and they are gender neutral so can be for sure passed down to the next kid. That is hard to find these days!
I would pick the Stripy Dress. I actually looked at it a few weeks ago when it popped up on Pinterest. It would have been perfect for my 5yo to wear at her rainbow-themed birthday/paint party this past weekend! So cute!
First baby is due in January, I would go nuts with a $500 gift card. The first thing I would order is a super soft sleepsuit in the bear print! Oh the cuteness that awaits me is too exciting!! Xoxo
I love the navy Hopscotch jersey dress! So cute!
My daughter loves anything Miniboden! She’d love the stripy knitted dress for sure! I love all the bright colors and they are such great quality. It would be a dream to win this giveaway!
The Down in the Meadow dress is too cute!
Omg! So many cute things! I really love the plaid double cloth shirt though. I may need to get matching shirts for my 3 boys!
Love, love, love Mazzy’s last dress and rain boots! But I also saw a pretty cute tunic with rainbows and clouds 🙂
My daughter would love the tshirts with anomals (frog, horse, dog in bike basket)
I’d love to get my daughter to wear any of the dresses! My favorite is the jersey dress. I may have a shot with this one as she can wear leggings with it. I love all of their stuff!!
Oh my gosh, the stripy knit dress is the cutest. My 2 year old would look adorable in it!
I LOVE the stripy dress and the wellies and the butterfly sweater and the jersey swing dresses…oh, who am I kidding? I love it all!
Oh my, Mazzy can really model! She’s so beautiful and she carries clothes well. ❤
Wish I can join but I’m from the Philippines. ?
The Overall Dress is perfect! My 3 year old really wants overalls but they are just too difficult for her to remove to go potty. With the dress she gets the style without the difficulties.
Love the striped Henley shirts.
Well, being that my son loves to shop for clothes and create outfits, I asked HIM what he would like. We pored over the clothing and he settled on the Slubby Stripe T-shirt in Navy/Winter Blue. He has a style all his own probably already knows how he would pair that with the other items on the site.
the fun overalls is so cute! especially the 3D bunny tail
I really love the Super Hero T-shirt (Super Dog/Navy). It’s adorable.
Love the Jaspe slub polo for my boys!
Wordle t-shirt, leather high tops, Jeans
I love the knitted jackets and sweaters! My foster son is going to be needing warm fall clothes just soon!
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I love the knitted jackets and sweaters! My foster son is going to be needing warm fall clothes just soon!
Love it all, but the hedgehog bloomers are so sweet!
I would take all their boy tshirts! Their patterns and designs are so fun and make play wear cool. I love the easy peasy one.
Mini Boden clothes are the cutest (and so well-made, too)! I’d love the super cosy pop over for each of my sons. It would be great for everyday wear or for an additional layer while skiing.